Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball

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Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title

Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball

Work Location

Springfield Campus

Department

Intercollegiate Athletics

HR Home Department

Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title

Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball

Work Location

Springfield Campus

Department

Intercollegiate Athletics

HR Home Department

015022 ATHLETICS-BASKETBALL-MEN

Pay Grade

Unclassified

Proposed Salary

Salary commensurate with education and experience.

Sponsorship Information

Applicants must be currently authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

Position only available to current, regular, full-time Missouri State University employees?

No, Position is available to all applicants.

Appointment Type

Full Time Regular

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Exempt

General Function

The Assistant Coach is responsible for specifically designated aspects of the sport, exercises independent judgment in providing technical expertise in the fundamentals of the sport, teaching student-athletes basic and advanced skills, and assisting the Head Athletic Coach in management of the team through recruiting, program development, fund-raising, promotional activities, and related assigned responsibilities. The Assistant Coach guides and mentors student-athletes throughout the academic year.

Description of Primary Duties

Assumes responsibility for a particular aspect of the sport as assigned by the Head Coach, planning short and long terms objectives under the leadership of the head coach, demonstrating technical expertise in the basics of the sport, and teaching the fundamentals and advanced level skills and game strategies to student-athletes, recruiting players including determining which schools to visit and which athletes to recruit, recommending the selection of team members, supervising practice sessions, scouting future opponents, providing expert advice to the head coach and team members, providing guidance or mentoring to student athletes throughout the academic year, and assisting with monitoring academic progress of participating student-athletes.

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor’s degree is required.

Experience : At least two years of experience in coaching at the intercollegiate level is required, however, extensive player experience at the collegiate level can be substituted for the coaching experience. Any coaching experience in a NCAA Division I level program is preferred. Demonstrated knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations governing recruitment, eligibility and related functions is required.

Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills are required. Management and organizational skills are required.

Additional Qualifications

Link to Job Description

http://www.missouristate.edu/human/jo...

Open Date

04/20/2026

Close Date (If Close Date is blank then the posting is considered open until filled)

Special Instructions to Applicants

The first date of consideration is April 27, 2026.
Please attach an unofficial transcript to your application. Please note that documents that contain passwords, digital signatures, and other artifacts such as watermarks may not convert properly. If your document contains any of these items, please print and scan the document, then upload the scanned version to your application.
Official transcripts required at time of hire.

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